U.S. Department of State hopes for soonest confirmation of Ambassador to ArmeniaJune 25, 2008 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Department of State hopes for a soonest confirmation of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, an official said. "I don't think it's normal that the U.S. Embassy in Armenia has been functioning without Ambassador for two years already," David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, told reporters in Yerevan today. "This time there is a good Ambassador-nominee and there is a good Charge d'Affairs who would with pleasure re-assume his duty of Vice Ambassador," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. On March 28, 2008, Pres. Bush nominated Amb. Marie L. Yovanovitch, currently Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, to serve as America's next Ambassador to Armenia. As reported earlier by PanARMENIAN.Net Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) secured a one-month delay in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's consideration of the confirmation of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia nominee Marie Yovanovitch in response to the State Department's delay in providing timely written responses to the eight sets of written questions submitted to her by members of the panel. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |